Female connector with connecting bow and unit comprising such a connector
US9716330B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 9, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R2201/26
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a female connector for a connecting blade, which connector is produced from a metal blank and comprises: —a connecting bow (2) comprising at least two contact branches (10, 11) facing one another which define a slot into which to insert the connecting blade and which are intended to clamp the connecting blade, —and at least one fixing base intended to rest against a circuit in order to be fixed thereto, characterized in that the two contact branches (10, 11) each comprise a bowed contact end which is connected by a straight joining segment (30, 30′) to a curved “U”-shaped or “C”-shaped web situated at the opposite end from and facing the insertion slot, said contact end having at least a convex surface oriented towards the inside of the insertion slot, and in that one of the two contact branches (10), referred to as the main branch (10), laterally in the region of the corresponding joining segment (30) bears two fixing assemblies each one comprising a fixing base, the two fixing assemblies being symmetric with respect to the web and situated one on either side of the joining segment (30) of the main branch (10).
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